Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-05-14

IN the sight of the cleaning shaft above the
grave OF her dead mother. They were be
t,othed anew with the seal of breaking
hearts: they loved ali over again in that
long. short instant of exquisite anguish.
| Then he released heI from his arms.
They parted.
He stepped into his boat and padded
slowly across the little lake that separated
their homes. The girl bowed her dry.
| parched eyes on the church steps and prayed
| in spirit rather than word. When the boat
reached the center of the little lake. which
| was now all agleam with light, he Stopptd d
rowing and took from his pocket Sher-
! herds pipe. Presently there iloated out
over the water sweet, soft, plaintive melo-
dy. SO marvellous that the night listened. Ii
was his souls message of farewell-lt told
of his love. his griet. his conSecIation 10 her.
for all time To come. The girl lifted her
glor!fied face and smiled like the smile on
the face uf a dead loved one. The music
died away in a gentle sigh OF melody; the
moon sank out Of sight behind craggy
peak. and the light went out of the lives oi
two hearts.
Parental interest in this age is too often
a synonym for parental vllainy. Even in
this pure mountain village human nature
asserted itself. 1t was an easy matter for
Narie's father TO intercept the letters that
came bearing the smart official seal Of the
musical institute and the superscription Of
Marie'S name in a craRped. painful, un-
slightly hand: but hand at which the girls
heart would have leaped with a rosy surge
Ia her cheeks. Brutal father did you not
see that lilies were Supplanting the roses
in your child'S cheeks" that she was Slighter
and her figure had lost that warm round
ness that makes the female form akin TO
poems? That she climbed no more the
rocks after the edelweiss flower and painted
painfully at the ascents up which three
years ago she bounded in full song"
Marie had grown from girl instinct with
youth and life into a woman-cold, apa-
thetic. almost aged and but memory of
her former sunbeam self.
No matter how il came about. You know
how it can be done, you parent who is
reading this. and perhaps revolving an eel
igible match for your child, at the expense
of her life-time's happiness. No matter
how il came about Three years later saw !
in my dream the same little church. decked |
in gala attire and all aboom with flowers. |
Ii was Marie'S wedding day. and the village |
was rs gay as her heart was dead. No
Iha''ei VII" the uih'Si'"Hh "aN i"'i 'i'h'
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the lake that day. 1t was Marie. and she
was cousigning 10 the II ames of the forever
the ties that made life life. She was giving
nm the hattie and accepting living grave
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